Opposition party leaders are addressing a press conference after gathering at the residence of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to discuss the prevailing political situation, including the imposition of governor's rule and an emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
The JUI-F media cell confirmed that it was a meeting of the "united opposition". The Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) also confirmed the development.
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Those attending the meeting included Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and National Assembly Chief Whip Aamir Dogar.
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Other participants included Senator Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, Senator Kamran Murtaza, former K-P chief minister Akram Khan Durrani, JUI-F leaders Hafiz Hamdullah, Maulana Attaur Rehman and Maulana Attaul Haq Darvesh, and Senator Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi.
The meeting discussed unity among opposition parties, supremacy of the Constitution and the law, protection of democratic rights, a joint strategy to address the prevailing political situation and the opposition's future course of action.
Other participants included Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) spokesperson Hussain Ahmad Yousafzai, PTI core committee member and legal counsel to Imran Khan Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry, Agha Nasir Shirazi, Akhunzada Hussain, Zahir Durrani and Aslam Ghauri.
On October 11, governor's rule and an emergency were imposed in K-P, transferring executive authority from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government to the governor. An 11-member advisory council was formed to assist him in overseeing provincial administrative affairs.
The federal government also established a separate administrative structure for 12 districts, including an area representative and a development council to facilitate local representation and development planning.
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The latest gathering is the first joint meeting of opposition parties to formulate a response to the imposition of governor's rule in the province, with both Fazl and Achakzai in attendance.
Following the imposition of the emergency and governor's rule, Fazl accused the government of backing out of negotiations with the PTI and the opposition despite initially agreeing to their demands.
He categorically rejected the imposition of governor's rule or an emergency in K-P, saying that if an emergency had to be imposed, it should be imposed on the federal government, which he described as illegitimate.
The criticism subsequently spilt over into the assembly, escalating the war of words between the government and the JUI-F chief. Fazl had accused the government of misusing the Constitution.
Federal ministers hit back, accusing the JUI-F chief of overlooking his own role in forming and toppling governments.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi criticised Fazl over his opposition to governor's rule in the province, suggesting that the religious-political leader was unhappy at not being offered a role in the new provincial setup.
Later, a delegation of the PTI and TTAP expressed full support for the JUI-F chief's speech in the National Assembly and condemned what it described as his character assassination by government ministers following his strong criticism of the government's actions.
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